another Siouan question
shokooh Ingham
shokoohbanou at yahoo.co.uk
Thu Dec 20 12:55:48 UTC 2007
Jan,
Can you get examples of animates where the -ichi- expresses reciprocity between two animates without having a separate outside agent as with the 'he' in your examples ie a sentence like wankichiyankapi 'they saw each other' with an -ichi-
Bruce
Jan Ullrich <jfu at centrum.cz> wrote: Zpráva
(quoting Bruce Ingham)
> My impression with the -ichi- versus -kichi- is that when reciprocal the ichi- occurs with inanimates and that the kichi- usually with animates.
> Is that the case with your examples Jan?
No, I have recorded sentences where animates occur with ichi, as in
NuphiN ichiyauNphapi cha ksuyeuNyaNpe lo. 'He hit us against each other and hurt us.'
IchiwaNwichayaNke. 'He compared them."
Jan
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